Kléber

Kléber

 Kléber — French • Legendary Tier • Destroyer.

Developed in the early days of World War II, this large destroyer design constituted a further development of the Mogador class. The main distinctive features of these new ships were the different combination of artillery guns and more powerful AA defenses.

Kléber was released as a Bureau project reward on May 17th, 2021.

 Navy: FR
 Ship: French
 Nation: France
 Categoy: Premium

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: (Research Bureau)

 Year of Design: 1940
 Predecessor: Mogador

Ship Traits

Barrage: Equipped or can be equipped with Main Battery Reload Booster.

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	21 900	-
• Armor (mm)	10 - 20	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	44	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	740	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	4.8	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	6.9	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	3.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.8	-

Torpedos

TORPEDOS	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	550mm lance-torpilles	-
• Arrangement	4x3	-
• Reload Time (sec)	85	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum Damage	17 200	-
• Detectability by Sea (km)	1.8	-
• Range (km)	6	-
• Speed (kn)	75	-

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	139mm/50 Mle 1929	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	11	-
• Reload Time (sec)	7	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	18	-
• HE Maximum Damage	2000	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	10	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	23	-
• AP Maximum Damage	2700	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	57mm/60 ACAD Mle 1951	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	102	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Kléber

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	21 900	10	20	0	4x2	4	4.8

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
139mm/50 Mle 1929	4x2	7	18	2000	10	2700

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	11 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
550mm lance-torpilles	4x3	85s	7.2s	17 200	6	75	1.8

	Maximum Speed
Stock	44 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Kléber

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Tube Mod 3 Torpedo tubes reload -15% Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated +50%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Dispersion of Main Battery -3% Range of main guns +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Destroyer - Kléber

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 40s The number of consumables is unlimited

Main Battery Reload Booster

Temporarily accelerates the reload speed of the main battery guns.

Main battery reload time: -50% Duration: 20s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +20% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Kléber

Pros:

• Large HP pool
• Very high top speed at 44 knots
• Six torpedoes per side with great firing arcs
• Torpedoes are fast, deal high damage and reload quickly
• Main battery guns have good fire-setting chances and deal good damage
• Access to the Main Battery Reload Boosterconsumable

Cons:

• Large turning circle radius for a destroyer
• Poor AA capabilities
• Due to its large size, Kléber is easier to hit than other destroyers
• Torpedoes are short-ranged
• Lacks access to the Smoke Generatorconsumable

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Kléber

Fury on the Wings of Wisdom

• Torpedo range reduced from 8 km to 6 km

Big Small Changes

• Main Battery Reload Booster charges increased from 1 to 2
• Main Battery Reload Booster duration increased from 15 s to 20 s
• Torpedo reload time increased from 77 s to 85 s
• Torpedo damage reduced from 18 400 to 17 200

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